Song · Marc Almond
“Tears Run Rings” by Marc Almond
From the album The Stars We Are (1988)
“Tears Run Rings” by Marc Almond appears on 6 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 1988 and 2003. It was first released in 1988 on the album The Stars We Are. Its best result is #13 on the KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #14 alternative song of 1988, #3,729 alternative song of all time and #115 of the '80s.
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"Tears Run Rings" is Marc Almond's own song from his 1988 album The Stars We Are, released on Parlophone, and it's been called the most openly political record he ever made. It wraps that edge in lush, sweeping pop, Almond's voice swooning and soaring over a big, glossy production built for both the radio and the dance floor.
It gave him his only solo chart entry in America and did well across several European countries. The single spun off a pile of versions, including extended remixes from Justin Straus and from Almond's own band, La Magia, with "Everything I Wanted Love to Be" on the flip, and it got two separate videos, one for Britain and one for the States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 13 | KROQ Los Angeles, CA | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1988 | 107 |
| 1988 | 18 | 91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana | 91X Top 91 Songs of 1988 | 91 |
| 1988 | 31 | Live 105 San Francisco, CA | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1988 | 106 |
| 1988 | 64 | WLIR / WDRE Long Island, NY | WLIR Top 100 Songs of 1988 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 200 | KROQ | KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989) | 495 |
| 2003 | 593 | Fred (XM 44) | Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003) | 2044 |
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